What color does red and gray make?
Red and Gray make Dusty Brick (#A9645C). Gray mutes red's saturation without shifting the hue, landing on a dusty brick red rather than a vivid one.
Red and Gray sit far enough apart on the color wheel that the mix pulls toward whichever color carries more visual weight, often landing on a hue neither original color shares.
How the ratio changes the result
That's the traditional paint-mixing answer. The calculator below blends these exact colors live in OKLCH space, which lands a little differently, edit either hex to compare the two.
Red and Gray mix FAQ
What color does red and gray make?
Red and Gray make Dusty Brick (#A9645C). Gray mutes red's saturation without shifting the hue, landing on a dusty brick red rather than a vivid one.
Does the ratio of red to gray change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Dusty Brick (#A9645C), but using more red pulls the result toward #d7586e, and more gray pulls it toward #8598be. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for red and gray mixed?
Red (#E4372E) and Gray (#9AA0A6) mixed in equal parts is #A9645C. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.